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Line of Duty

With a 8.7/10 rating on IMDB and 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, Line of Duty is one of the best of its kind. Wrapping up in 2021, all six seasons of this police crime and serial drama are available on BritBox. It follows Anti-Corruption Unit 12 – whose job it is to police the police – after DS Steve Arnott is moved there for refusing to agree to cover up an unlawful shooting by his own team.

Shetland

Liked by 91% of Google users and boasting a 8.3/10 rating on IMDB, Shetland is yet another stellar police crime drama that the Brits do so well. Based within the small island community of Shetland, it follows Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate various crimes.

Vera

With 8.2/10 on IMDB and matching Shetland's 91% liked rating on Google, Vera follows DCI Vera Stanhope as she faces a series of mysteries – all with the breathtaking Northumberland landscape in the background. The best part? Season 14 of Vera is currently rolling out, with episode two having come out on January 2.

Stonehouse

Whether you love Mathew Macfayden for his performance as Tom Wambsgans in Succession, or as Mr. Darcy in Pride & Prejudice, this is a must-watch. A biographical comedy drama based on the true story of John Stonehouse, famous for the unsuccessful faking of his own death in 1974.

A Spy Among Friends

If you like spy thrillers, A Spy Among Friends stars Guy Pierce as Kim Philby – perhaps the most infamous spy of all time. While he was a British Intelligence Officer, his fame comes for his work as a double agent. Damian Lewis stars as Nicholas Elliot, who is left shattered when he learns his close friend and colleague had been working as a double agent and has defected to the Soviet Union.

Death in Paradise

Want something a little less serious, but still murdery? Death in Paradise is what we call a cosy mystery – a comedy whodunnit that follows a Detective Inspector who is transferred from London to the island of Saint Marie in the Caribbean, solving heinous crimes in cosy ways.

Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant

A four-part drama starring Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy from Harry Potter, the most evil man ever in The Patriot and a whole lot more), Archie is a docudrama that tells the life of Archibald Alexander Leach, otherwise known as Cary Grant.